Albert Bernard Niehaus (June 1, 1899 – October 14, 1931) was a

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. He played for the

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and

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."Al Niehaus Statistics and History"
baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011. In 68 games during the 1925 season, Niehaus posted a .275

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(58-for-211) with 23 runs and 21 RBI without any

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